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Registered Nurse, OB/GYN Clinic

Mercyhealth · Freeport, IL · $31.21–$46.81 an hour · Full time

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

What experience do you have with prenatal and gynecologic care in a clinic setting?

What they are checking: Whether they know the rhythm of OB/GYN clinic work like prenatal visits, screenings and gynecologic concerns.

How do you talk with a patient about sensitive topics like sexual health or pregnancy loss?

What they are checking: Whether they handle hard conversations with respect and without judgment.

Tell me about a systems breakdown you noticed in a clinic and how you helped fix it.

What they are checking: Whether they act on broken processes like lost results or missed follow-ups instead of working around them.

What would you do

A pregnant patient calls the Freeport clinic at 30 weeks saying the baby is moving less. What do you tell her?

What they are checking: Whether they treat decreased fetal movement as urgent and send her for monitoring the same day.

A patient shares that she feels unsafe at home. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they screen for intimate partner violence privately, offer resources and involve the provider.

How do you handle a busy day with walk-in calls, rooming and provider requests all at once?

What they are checking: Whether they can prioritize clinic tasks by urgency and keep the schedule moving.

About the work

Walk me through the warning signs you teach every pregnant patient.

What they are checking: Whether they cover bleeding, headaches, vision changes, contractions and fluid leakage clearly.

How do you room a prenatal patient, and what do you check at each visit?

What they are checking: Whether they consistently check blood pressure, weight, urine, fetal heart tones and symptoms.

An abnormal Pap or lab result comes back. How do you make sure the patient gets follow-up?

What they are checking: Whether they close the loop so no abnormal result goes without action.

How do you teach a newly pregnant patient about nutrition, medications and what to expect?

What they are checking: Whether they can teach at the right level and check understanding with teach-back.

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The full job description

As published by Mercyhealth.

OVERVIEW The Registered Nurse provides individualized, patient-centered care through assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team. This role administers medications and treatments, provides patient and family education, promotes safety and quality, and participates in performance improvement and ongoing professional development. SCHEDULE: 40-hours per week SHIFT: Days ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients. • Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws/practice act. • Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care • Documents according to standards of care. • Develops initiates and executes a patient plan of care according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and/or clinic policy including patient and family instruction. • Utilizes resources available to teach and support patient and family education. Provides education to the appropriate level of understanding. • Acts to resolve systems breakdowns and engages self and others in providing solutions. • Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance. • Utilizes clinical expertise & guidance to other units/departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care. • Utilizes critical thinking in regards to patient safety and patient experience and appropriately escalates to the appropriate chain of command. • Participates in the professional nursing continuum process, unit/department practice activities and decisions and peer review process • Positively influences the professional and organizational environments and shared governance. • Engages in personal development and supports system-entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth including developing or revising evidence-based practice guidelines. • Illinois: 10 hours of continued education (as required for IL licensure) EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE • Graduate of an accredited nursing program. • ADN required upon hire, BSN pr eferred . • May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify (per department guidelines) CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE • Licensed as an RN in state of practice • Approved CPR /BLS certification required within 90 days • Other certification (s) per department requirements . For example: ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP OTHER SKILL S AND ABILITIES May include color blind test (per department guidelines) LEVEL OF SUPERVISION N/A PAY RANGE: $31.21 - $46.81 Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including: • Medical, Dental, Vision • Life & Disability Insurance • FSA/HSA Options • Generous, accruing paid time off • Paid Parental and caregiver leave • Career advancement and educational opportunities • Tuition and certification reimbursement • Certification Reimbursement • Well-being Programs • Employee Discounts • On-Demand Pay • Financial Education • Annual recognition/awards events • Partner appreciation days • Family entertainment/attractions discount • Community service/improvement opportunities Click here for more details regarding Mercyhealth Careers Benefit Information. At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including: • #1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50 • One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers • A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women

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